"call in sick" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-call in sick.wav Forms: calls in sick [present, singular, third-person], calling in sick [participle, present], called in sick [participle, past], called in sick [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=call in sick}} call in sick (third-person singular simple present calls in sick, present participle calling in sick, simple past and past participle called in sick)
  1. To inform one's workplace or school that one temporarily cannot attend work or school due to illness. Related terms: pull a sickie, throw a sickie, malinger
    Sense id: en-call_in_sick-en-verb-zpHICyWn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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